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Cage Warriors 134 results: Jordan Vucenic pulls off beautiful standing submission to defend title

Jordan Vucenic continues to make a strong case he’s owed a UFC call.

[autotag]Jordan Vucenic[/autotag] continues to make a strong case he’s owed a UFC call.

In the Cage Warriors 134 main event, Vucenic (9-1) used a beautiful back-take to move into position for a submission of [autotag]James Hedin[/autotag] (6-2) via rear-naked choke.

The finish came 1:36 into Round 2 and marked Vucenic’s first title defense as Cage Warriors featherweight champion a successful one. Vucenic first attempted a standing arm-triangle choke. He used the threat and momentum to quickly backpack Hedin. From there, Vucenic worked and worked for the proper grip โ€“ and eventually got it.

Check out that finish below:

The event took place Friday at the Indigo at 02 Arena in London.

Vucenic, 26, has now won seven fights in a row, including a title-clinching victory over popular French fighter Morgan Charriere. Cage Warriors 134 marked his first submission victory since May 2017.

“I believe Iโ€™m going to be one of the best in the world,” Vucenic told MMA Junkie before the fight. “I believe Iโ€™m going to be one of the all-time best fighters to do it, not just out of the U.K., but worldwide. This is just, again, another fight to solidify what I believe. โ€ฆ I believe Iโ€™m ready to hang with the top 10n guys already, let alone the starters of the UFC roster.โ€

The full Cage Warriors 134 results include:

  • Champ Jordan Vucenic def. James Hedin via submission (rear-naked choke) โ€“ Round 2, 1:36
  • [autotag]Will Currie[/autotag] def. [autotag]Patrick Vallee[/autotag] via TKO (strikes) โ€“ Round 1, 2:56
  • [autotag]George Hardwick[/autotag] def. [autotag]Lukasz Kopera[/autotag] via TKO (punches) โ€“ Round 2, 4:00
  • [autotag]Tobia Harila[/autotag] def. [autotag]Decky McAleenan[/autotag] via TKO (punches) โ€“ Round 1, 1:55
  • [autotag]Ben Ellis[/autotag] def. [autotag]Nik Bagley[/autotag] via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • [autotag]Kingsley Crawford[/autotag] def. [autotag]Aidan James[/autotag] via submission (anaconda choke) โ€“ Round 1, 1:28
  • [autotag]Lone’er Kavanagh[/autotag] def. [autotag]Ryan Morgan[/autotag] via knockout (punches) โ€“ Round 3, 1:13

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Cage Warriors 115: Local heroes set for action in European promotion’s Belfast debut

Cage Warriors will host its first show in Belfast, Northern Ireland on May 16, with a host of local stars set for action at the SSE Arena.

Cage Warriors will head to Belfast for the first time for Cage Warriors 115, and the promotion has already confirmed a host of local favorites will feature on the card.

The event, which will take place at the SSE Arena on May 16 and streamed live on UFC Fight Pass, will be headlined by [autotag]Rhys McKee[/autotag], who heads into his latest bout riding a three-fight win streak after a hugely successful year in 2019. Now the Ballymena native will look to position himself for a shot at championship gold at 170 pounds with a big win on home soil.

Former BAMMA lightweight champion McKee (10-2-1) defeated Jefferson George and Perry Goodwin at 155 pounds in his first two bouts under the Cage Warriors banner, but moved up to welterweight and scored a 63-second knockout of Hakon Foss in his last outing at Cage Warriors 110 last November.

McKee will be joined by fellow countrymen [autotag]Joe McColgan[/autotag], [autotag]Decky McAleenan[/autotag] and unbeaten prospect [autotag]Paul Hughes[/autotag], with each man heading into Belfast with momentum on their side.

McColgan (6-2-1) followed up his spectacular draw with Mehdi Ben Lakhtar in September 2019 with a first-round submission of Robbie Scott at Cage Warriors 110, while McAleenan (6-3) snapped his two-fight losing skid with a hard-earned decision victory over Antanas Jazbutis on the same night. Hughes (4-0), meanwhile, will look to continue his unbeaten run as he looks to build on his first-round submission finish at Cage Warriors Unplugged 2 last September.

The show also marks the second appearance of the year for Dublin’s Ian Garry, with the undefeated Irishman set to kick off his year with back-to-back fights. Garry (3-0) will make his first appearance of 2020 at Cage Warriors 113 in London on Mar. 20, and is scheduled make a swift turnaround to compete in Belfast on May 16.

Their respective opponents are set to be announced in due course.